It could be said that with the current influence of the Battle Saint King, these outstanding talents of the ancient path had essentially been swept up in one fell swoop. Joining the Chaos Heavenly Mansion was merely a matter of time.
One could foresee that once these ancient path talents grew up, they would undoubtedly become powerful overlords. Even the weakest would likely be Divine Kings, while those with outstanding potential could reach Quasi-Monarch or even Ancient Monarch status without issue.
Invisibly, Ye Chen had essentially gathered a group of future peak combatants.
Ye Chen smiled slightly, not elaborating further on this matter.
"By the way, Senior Cang Xiong entrusted me with a message for you. When this era's Ultimate Ancient Path concludes, if he is still alive, he will come to the Pangu Universe," said Sovereign Xue Lan.
Hearing this, Ye Chen felt a surge of pleasant surprise.
Was Senior Cang Xiong finally coming to the Pangu Universe? Moreover, he was an Eternal Emperor. Even if he was old and frail, as long as a way could be found to restore him to his youthful peak, there was a possibility he could attempt to break through to the Ten-Thousand Ancient Giant level.
Of course, even so, no one dared claim he would definitely succeed in becoming a Ten-Thousand Ancient Giant—it was merely a possibility. But even if Cang Xiong couldn't become a Ten-Thousand Ancient Giant, he would likely be a Quasi-Giant level existence like the Golden Crow Great Emperor.
"Please relay a message back to Senior Cang Xiong for me. Tell him the Pangu Universe awaits his esteemed arrival at any time," Ye Chen said solemnly.
"I will," Sovereign Xue Lan replied. "I also hope that one day, Senior Cang Xiong can take that final step, prove his Dao, and become an Emperor. A peerless genius as dazzling as he was across epochs should not be buried like this."
Ultimately, for that venerable, lamentable senior who had guarded the Ultimate Ancient Path for endless ages, no one wished to see him pass away in seclusion.
Proving his Dao and becoming an Emperor was the best answer.
After conversing for half a day, the two bid farewell, and Ye Chen entered the teleportation platform of the Hundredth Pass.
Because the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain belonged to another spatial dimension—a Primordial Chaos Great World forged into this Chaos Ancient Universe by the joint efforts of the various Heavens' Supreme Ones, altering its spatial dimension—not even Starry Sky Overlords, let alone Emperors, could easily enter.
Only by using the Hundredth Pass could one enter the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain.
Space-time twisted, and Ye Chen vanished, disappearing from the Ultimate Ancient Path and officially entering the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain.
The Eight Desolates Ancient Domain was a boundless great world comparable to the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, vast and endless.
All outstanding talents who had passed through the hundred trial passes of the ancient path would eventually enter this ancient great world for higher, more dangerous, and more comprehensive training. Naturally, they would also obtain greater opportunities, growing even stronger.
It could be said that any ancient path talent capable of reaching the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain was at least at the Super Great Ability level.
They were the elites among elites, the geniuses among geniuses on the Ultimate Ancient Path!
When Ye Chen appeared in the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain, he did not make a grand, shocking entrance. It was very calm, like an ordinary ancient path talent.
He arrived silently, unknown to the world. Having briefly learned about this ancient trial great world from several Ancient Monarchs of the Ultimate Ancient Path, he traversed it, covering vast distances with each step, heading straight for its deepest reaches.
As he advanced, his divine sense spread across heaven and earth, sensing the power of the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain.
Although it couldn't compare to the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain with its 108 Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans, it was still extremely powerful, boasting seventy-three Ancient Monarchs. Twelve of them were at the Starry Sky Overlord level, guarding this Eight Desolates Ancient Domain great world.
Among them, seven Starry Sky Overlords and twenty-eight Ancient Monarchs belonged to the Eight Desolates Supreme Hall of the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain, similar to the Ten Heavens Emperor Hall of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.
However, Ye Chen had learned from the Ultimate Ancient Path that the Eight Desolates Supreme Hall was, strictly speaking, also part of the Ultimate Ancient Path, merely separated to guard the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain.
Over endless ages, the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain had also developed a splendid cultivation civilization and history no less magnificent than that of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, with numerous extremely prosperous nations, sacred dynasties rising, and countless sects.
Of course, Ye Chen didn't pay much attention to all this, merely understanding it briefly. His target was the 'Ultimate Supreme' Immortal Fate located in the Ultimate Ancient Domain.
Along the way, he also witnessed many powerful talents competing. At the very least, they were Super Great Ability level, with many Divine Kings. He even saw several Quasi-Monarch level supreme talents vying for supremacy, overwhelmingly powerful.
Quasi-Monarchs—looking back to the past, centuries ago during Ye Chen's own era of contention—were absolute overlord-level existences.
They had basically all entered the Ultimate Ancient Domain or the Supreme Ancient Domain.
Now, even the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain had given birth to such supreme talents, yet they still hadn't stepped into the Ultimate Ancient Domain. What did this mean? Did it mean the competition within the Ultimate Ancient Domain had become even more terrifying, with Quasi-Monarchs abundant and some even achieving Ancient Monarch status, making them afraid to enter rashly?
Perhaps the saying 'better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix' applied here.
With Quasi-Monarch cultivation, one could continue to dominate in the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain, even obtaining the highest-level resources for cultivation. But in the Ultimate Ancient Domain, it wouldn't be so simple; there might even be life-threatening dangers.
Wu Dao?
Huang Di?
Chaos Overlord?
Heaven-Defying Battle Master?
Heaven's Secrets Master?
... These overlords of the ancient path from past eras—centuries had passed. Perhaps they had also broken through their shackles, becoming Ancient Monarchs and continuing to dominate the Ultimate Ancient Domain.
Or perhaps new rising stars had emerged, like him in the past, breaking the limitations of the Nine Great Ancient Path Overlords to become new overlords, even suppressing the past to become truly invincible.
The Ultimate Ancient Path, with a hundred boats racing—a millennium had passed, yet it remained fiercely competitive.
Here, the strong preyed on the weak. Only true powerhouses could tread upon the bones of the weak, walking a bloody path step by step toward the pinnacle of strength!
"I wonder how the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain is faring? But with Senior Brother Taiyang achieving Great Emperor Supreme status and Supreme Chi Xue being an acquaintance, humanity definitely won't face major problems. Once I obtain the 'Ultimate Immortal Fate,' I'll simply blast through the two ancient domains and return to the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain." Ye Chen smiled. With absolute strength, one could crush everything.
Half a day later, he arrived at the deepest part of the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain. Before him stood the Eight Desolates Supreme Hall, a majestic emperor hall no less grand than the Ten Heavens Emperor Hall, guarding the deepest reaches. Surging chaos energy obscured the area.
Faintly, the aura of a supreme emperor descended, as if an ancient emperor slumbered or a Supreme One lay dormant. No one dared to profane this place.
To reach the Ultimate Ancient Domain, one had to pass through the Eight Desolates Supreme Hall.
Naturally, the Eight Desolates Supreme Hall also held terrifying trials. Only by passing them would one qualify to proceed to the Ultimate Ancient Domain.
The Eight Desolates Supreme Hall resembled a slumbering ancient emperor, radiating supreme majesty that no one dared violate. All who arrived here couldn't help but feel reverence.
It was a vast starry sky with thirty-three ancient stars. Each ancient star was a trial star, representing thirty-three layers of trials.
Originally, one only needed to pass the eighteenth trial star to qualify for entry into the Ultimate Ancient Domain.
But as time passed, the qualification threshold grew higher. Now, one had to pass the trials of all thirty-three trial stars at minimum!
Of course, this often represented Divine King-level combat power, and not ordinary Divine Kings at that.